Activities at Washington Grange Care Home
Our group and individual activities are designed to mentally and physically stimulate those we care for. We try to organise a mix of activities and events that reflect the interests and capabilities of residents for anyone and everyone to participate in. Our evenings of afternoon entertainment is enjoyed by residents and their families, who are all encouraged to sing along and dance. We try to involve our local community; members of the clergy often visit to hold lovely afternoon church services for residents. It is essential that our team are dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for those we support through person-centred activities, and that everyone has a fun and active time here at Washington Grange.
Activities and Events Partnerships
As part of our bespoke life-enrichment programmes, we host a number of live virtual events in the home on a regular basis through a number of partnerships with places of interest and world class performance companies
Life at Washington Grange Care Home
Father's Day at Washington Grange
Here at Washington Grange we celebrate the gentleman. We started off our celebration with Kev, the care home singer, who we danced with and sang the morning away.
To continue our celebrations, some of our lovely gentlemen enjoyed a meal with their loved ones in our conservatory. The day was amazing from start to finish and all the family members were forever grateful for making it special and making the memories together.
A trip to the Discovery Museum
Residents enjoyed a trip out to the nearby ‘Discovery Museum’ in Newcastle, where they explored all areas within the museum.
Their favourite part was the maze of special events starting from World War 1 to 2020. The ladies reminisced about their memories of the war times. It was an interesting day out and learning new facts about local history.
VE Day celebrations!
Here at Washington Grange we celebrated the 80th anniversary of VE Day by watching the service and joining in the celebrations.
Later that day, we had the blue-light choir sing for our residents to finish off the celebrations. We decorated our homes and residents joined in with accessories too.
Care Assistant celebrates 15-years of service
A Care Assistant has received a prestigious long service award in celebration of working at Barchester Healthcare 15 years. Sharon Flather, now Care Assistant, started at Barchester in May 2010 and has worked with residents and their relatives to ensure that their needs have been met over the years.
Paula Joicey, General Manager, said: “We’re delighted to be celebrating fifteen years of loyal service to Sharon Flather. She has demonstrated her dedication and loyalty to this home and its residents year after year. I speak for all of us here at Washington Grange when I say that I’m looking forward to many more years of working with Sharon Flather”
Dementia Disco
As part of our Dementia Action Week activities, we held a ‘Dementia disco’ and the home was a sea of neon colours and vibrant music. Residents joined in the party wearing their favourite colourful outfits, with colleagues participating too with the theme.
It was a fun-filled activity and everyone enjoyed it!
Enjoying the great outdoors
Taking advantage of the Spring sunshine we enjoyed a morning in the garden, playing dominoes whilst reminiscing over refreshing ice-lollies of our favourite ice-creams when we were younger.
It was a lovely way to spend time enjoying the great outdoors and each other’s company. We are looking forward to the Summer days ahead.
Upcoming events
July
We extend a warm invitation to you to join us throughout the month of July - all welcome.
Calling all Emergency Services - take a break on us!
Calling all emergency services personnel, come and take a break on us! enjoy a refreshing drink and slice of cake with us.
Volunteers - Could you make a difference?
Do you have any spare time? Would you like to Volunteer and make a difference? For more information please contact us.
Coffee Morning - Last Thursday of the month
Join us at our monthly coffee morning and make new friends over a coffee and slice of homemade cake - all welcome.
Are you looking for a place to host a meeting?
Are you looking for a place to host a meeting? Come and see what we have to offer.
